b'HSQE DEPARTMENTour operations. The role of our HSQE (Health, Safety, Quality and Environment) department plays a pivotal role in promoting a culture of safety, sustainability, and excellence within the organisation. Through proactive measures and rigorous standards, the HSQE departmentensuresthatoperationsareconductedwiththe highest regard for the well-being of employees, the environment, and the quality of products or services delivered. Our purpose is to contribute to creating a safer workplace, reducing environmental impact, enhancing product/service quality and ultimately fostering trust among stakeholders.Can you tell us what we have done in the past and what were currently executing to ensure health and safety remains a top priority within The Group while implementing innovative solutions?Creatingabehaviouralsafetycultureisparamounttothe underpinning of our mission to have everyone return home safely at the end of the day. The launch of NEST and the 5 founding principles of safety were the start of this journey. We all need to believe and promote safety, not as a buzzword, but as a passion and belief in wanting to do the right things. This means that when we introduce new practices and solutions that enhance safe systems of work, such as Tetra and through education on the safety benefits, our workforce elects to use the system rather than having to be instructed to use them.Can you give us an understanding of the support teams that fall C reating a behavioural safety culture is paramountunder the HSQE department? to the underpinning of our mission to have everyoneThere is always support available for any of our workforce who needs it. The best thing to do first is ask your manager for support, return home safe at the end of the day. oradviceonwhoisthebestpersontocontact.OurHSQE department is always available to advise and support our workforce the best we can so dont be shy to get in touch for support. There are many activities we complete in the background to support the operation of the business including designing safe systems of work alongwithcreatingRiskAssessmentandMethodStatements (RAMS),accidentandincidentinvestigations,andsupporting corrective actions.How long have you been with the business?I started with the Company in January 1998 as a Cable TV engineer working in Nottingham for Kelly Group on the Diamond Cable contract. The HSQE department was established in autumn of 2020 to coincide with me becoming a Director of HR & HSQE.How many members of the department do we currently have within the HSQE department and how do their roles impact our workforces working life?There are currently 6 people in our team, however we are looking to move to a regional model in the future to increase the support to The Networker Spring 2024 25.'